PMDP-MMC Batch 10 opens (September 17, 2105)

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In photo: Public Management Development Program-Middle Managers Class (PMDP-MMC) Batch 10 scholars with Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA) Secretary-General and former Senator Orlando Mercado (second row, 8th from left), DAP President Antonio D. Kalaw, Jr. (second row, 10th from left), DAP Senior Vice President Magdalena L. Mendoza (first row, 9th from left), PMDP Program Manager Nanette C. Caparros (first row, 8th from left), PMDP Supervising Fellow Arsenia Gavero (second row, 9th from left), and PMDP faculty member Dr. Brian Marson (first row, 6th from right). (Photo from PMDP)
In photo: Public Management Development Program-Middle Managers Class (PMDP-MMC) Batch 10 scholars with Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA) Secretary-General and former Senator Orlando Mercado (second row, 8th from left), DAP President Antonio D. Kalaw, Jr. (second row, 10th from left), DAP Senior Vice President Magdalena L. Mendoza (first row, 9th from left), PMDP Program Manager Nanette C. Caparros (first row, 8th from left), PMDP Supervising Fellow Arsenia Gavero (second row, 9th from left), and PMDP faculty member Dr. Brian Marson (first row, 6th from right). (Photo from PMDP)

Tagaytay City— The Development Academy of the Philippines welcomed 38 new scholars of the Public Management and Development Program’s (PMDP) Middle Managers Class (MMC) Batch 10 on September 5, 2015 at the DAP Conference   Center (DAPCC) in Tagaytay City.

The scholars, who came from different government agencies, went through a rigorous process prior to getting accepted to the program. They will undergo a residential training for five months at DAPCC with lectures and sessions from esteemed PMDP faculty and eminent individuals.

In his keynote address, former Senator Orlando Mercado, Secretary-General of the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA), emphasized the importance of learning and shared his journey as a public servant,  broadcaster, and mentor. He also said discipline and empathy are necessary to succeed in one’s chosen field. “I made the right decision and I let history judge me for what I did,” he said as he ended his   message for the  scholars.

DAP President Antonio D. Kalaw, Jr.  delivered the opening remarks and reiterated DAP’s functions in nation building and   development.

PMDP, an intensive, multi-modal training program that aims to produce a corps of public managers that embody competence, integrity, and commitment, is the Philippine government’s Career Executive Service Development Program implemented by DAP. (G Turano)